I have achieved a First Class Honours degree in Network Engineering. This is a huge personal achievement and one which I am very proud of. This will also allow me to become a full member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology – which is an invaluable asset in my future professional career. I would …
Category Archive: Technology
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Jun 13
Working With The ‘Cloud’
Over the past couple of years the buzz word in IT has been ‘cloud’, but what does this actually mean and imply? A network ‘cloud’ is essentially an unknown architecture from which we can draw and store information – much like how the Internet currently works. However, instead of delivering web pages or video how about your …
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Jun 03
LibreOffice 3.4 Final Released!
After following this much anticipated release for some time the RC2 has been officially declared as the final build for LibreOffice 3.4.0. The updated suite provides a host of bug fixes and user interface tweaks both on Linux and Windows operating systems. Work has already started on the 3.4.1 bug and translation fix release as …
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May 28
Time For An Update
Having spent part of the week away in Wales I have not had much time to reflect over the last few weeks releases especially that of the powering forward LibreOffice. Yesterday (27/5) saw the much anticipated RC2 release which, according to the release schedule, may become the final build of the 3.4.0 branch. Having tested …
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May 19
BEng(HONS) Network Engineering @ Staffs Uni
After 4 years of University I have finally completed my course and taking a well deserved breather on the run up to graduation and reflecting back over what I have achieved. Having always been somewhat inspired by the human nature of interaction and communications, I decided to follow this into my future career choice. From cave …
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May 15
Wireless Network Security
Wardriving: the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks by a person in a moving vehicle, using a portable computer or PDA. (definition from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Driving, January 2010) The risk: Although, strictly, this attack is relatively rare if you broaden your understanding of this type of threat outside the confines of the above definition it does …
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May 03
Security Suites
Many users may be under the illusion that they are secure if they walk away from a PC retailer with their new machine and the latest offering from Norton, McAfee or Kaspersky (to name just a few). These users do realise the potential risk of browsing online in an electronic economy, however they have only …
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Apr 30
Ubuntu 11.04 and Weeks Releases
Ubuntu 11.04 was finally released this week after numerous Alpha and Beta test versions. I can now happily report that the graphical bugs in the Unity interface have been fixed and I was able to test within a Virtualbox environment. Having now spent some time using the new interface, it does provide a more intuitive user experience. …
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Apr 27
Dropbox Concerns
Dropbox is a free 2Gb online storage application for use on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. Being a Windows Live Mesh user myself I see the appeal of having a Linux compatible solution, something that the Microsoft solution unfortunately lacks. It seems however that Dropbox has hit some quite interesting and concerning security issues lately. …
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Apr 22
LibreOffice, Ubuntu and Oracle
LibreOffice has updated to Beta 2 and I am happy to report that the Beta 1 shop stopping bugs have been fixed. Beta 2 is still a little rough around the edges but usable in a Windows environment with no features added over the first Beta. LibreOffice 3.4 includes a few new features including code …
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